Sentence examples for commitment to rugby from inspiring English sources

"I'm really pleased to secure my contract with the Scarlets going forward and continue my commitment to rugby in Wales," Priestland said.

BBC Sport director Barbara Slater said: "As we look forward to our coverage of the Rugby League World Cup, the BBC's commitment to rugby league is greater than ever for audiences across all of our platforms.

BBC Radio 5 live controller Jonathan Wall said: "It is our biggest ever commitment to rugby league - more matches, more build-up, and more interviews from an experienced team of broadcasters, producers and expert summarisers who love this sport and are passionate about it.

If you add that to BT's commitments to rugby, tennis and European football, it would put its annual outlay at well over Sky's current £1.45bn but with a smaller range of sports to offer.

Today's announcement further strengthens its commitment to Welsh rugby at all levels and safeguards the long-term health of the nation's sport," the WRU said in a statement.

"I have signed until 2019 and I have made my commitment to Welsh rugby for that.

"We would like to sincerely thank Declan for his commitment to Irish rugby," said IRFU chief executive Philip Browne.

It will be interesting to see if they stick to their newish commitment to free-flowing rugby, or whether some of their old hard-driving pragmatism creeps back.

The other big lesson of this World Cup – let's not mention the trains or Craig Joubert – is that top-quality coaching and a commitment to positive-minded rugby can make conventional orthodoxy look horribly dated.

Scottish Rugby say they will have to make a "tough decision" regarding their commitment to full-time sevens rugby if, as expected, Scotland loses the right to host a leg of the Series.

Such is the cynicism surrounding England's efforts under their present regime that when Toby Flood, Wilkinson's replacement, proclaimed a wholehearted commitment to expansive and expressive rugby on the eve of the match, it was tempting to assume that Johnson had invited him to sell the French the most outrageous pre-match dummy.